Scott Pilgrim vs The Worlds Alternate Ending Why Its Better

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’s Alternate Ending: Why It’s Better

With a movie full of unhealthy break ups, Scott Pilgrim’s alternate ending shows a mature, adult way to end a relationship and is the better ending.

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The alternate ending to Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is better than the one that actually made it into the movie’s final version. Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel series of the same name, Wright’s 2010 action-comedy follows the eponymous protagonist, played by Michael Cera, as he attempts to “defeat” the evil exes of his crush, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead).

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World does a great job of capturing the the romantic struggles of teenagers and young adults, particularly how breakups can be painful, complex, or toxic. Both the used and alternate endings present audiences with a healthy break-up: in the final version, having defeated Gideon Graves (Jason Schwartzman), Knives Chau (Ellen Wong) accepts that her and Scott’s relationship is truly over, and he goes to be with Ramona. In the alternate version, meanwhile, Scott ends up with Knives instead.

What makes the alternate ending to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World better is that it’s the more mature one. Scott and Ramona’s relationship wasn’t based on anything substantial, and while they made great friends, there’s very little in the movie to suggest that they would have made a good, long-term couple. Scott fell for Ramona without first really getting to know her, and he’s revealed to be the kind of person who doesn’t make the best relationship decisions. Ramona herself doesn’t have the greatest mindset when it comes to relationships. Every time one of her exes appears, it’s revealed that either she was hurt by them or she dated them for superficial reasons.

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On the other hand, Scott and Knives are shown to make a great team. She’s very supportive of his music and they’re great at tag-team video games, a skill that comes in handy when they join forces to take down Gideon in Scott Pilgrim’s epic final showdown. Knives’ decision to fight for Scott is something that doesn’t occur to anyone else in the film, and it’s key to the story’s development and the character arcs of Knives, Scott, and Ramona. Knives may be young and she may have mishandled her jealousy, but it was her intervention at the Chaos Theater that forces Scott to admit that he cheated on both Knives and Ramona. In both endings, Knives is willing to forgive Scott.

In the alternate ending when Scott and Ramona say their goodbyes, both apologize for their missteps during their short-lived relationship, acknowledging the kind of people they are and the way they are built. While this is admittedly more mutual and polite than most real life break-ups, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World spends most of its run-time showing all the shallow ways people often handle a break-up. Every ex is depicted as either disillusioned, angry, hurt, bitter, or some combination thereof. It’s cathartic, then, to show a relationship end in the healthiest way possible; both parties assume some accountability at the relationship’s failure, and walk away having learned something new about themselves.

Although the final ending shows a similarly mutual break-up between Scott and Knives, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World would have been smart to keep the alternate ending in which the arguably better duo stays a couple while Ramona walks away with the knowledge that she’s the type of person who maybe doesn’t need a partner.

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